Barriers to technology transfer in the low carbon energy sector.

Contents

Abstract

This response to a TI-UP helpdesk enquiry discusses the barriers to
technology transfer: lack of technological infrastructure in the
receiving country; need for transfer of skills and resources; political
power balance and relationships; public capacity for information
dissemination; power balance between stakeholders; local cost barriers;
limited investment capital; difficulty of foreign technology assessment
by local investors; and poor national ability to assess technologies. It
then goes on to look at the steps involved in successful technology
transfer, the role of IPR, and the role of the public sector in
facilitating technology transfer in the green energy sector.

This resource was produced by TI-UP – a DFID-funded resource centre for
technology, infrastructure and urban planning, managed by IMC Worldwide
Ltd.